South Carolina Department of CommerceThe South Carolina Department of Commerce administers South Carolina’s economic development program. Created by the General Assembly in 1945 as…
South Carolina Department of EducationThe South Carolina Department of Education is the administrative arm of the State Board of Education. The department promulgates and…
South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesOfficially formed on July 1, 1994, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) combined the non-regulatory programs of the…
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and TourismCreated by the General Assembly in 1967, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCPRT) is charged with…
South Carolina Educational Television NetworkThe South Carolina Educational Television Network (SCETV) is a state agency providing educational, cultural, and historical programming to South Carolinians…
South Carolina Educational Television-RadioThe South Carolina Educational Television-Radio Network (SCETV-Radio) began broadcasting in 1972 when WETR (90.1) Greenville signed on the air, the…
South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanySouth Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), primarily an energy firm, was formed by the merger of dozens of companies…
South Carolina Equal Suffrage LeagueThe South Carolina Equal Suffrage League (SCESL) was formed by the Spartanburg New Era Club and other members of the…
South Carolina Federation of MuseumsMuseum professionals who saw the need for museum staff and volunteers to work together to strengthen South Carolina’s museums founded…
South Carolina Good Roads AssociationThe South Carolina Good Roads Association (SCGRA) was a catalyst for change in transportation policy and road construction in the…
South Carolina Highway PatrolOperating under the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcement organization that…
South Carolina Historical SocietyLocated in Charleston, the South Carolina Historical Society is the state’s oldest historical society and one of South Carolina’s largest…
South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian ExpositionHeld in Charleston from December 1, 1901, to June 20, 1902, the West Indian Exposition followed world’s fairs in other…
South Carolina Jockey ClubHorse racing has been a favorite sport in England since the sixteenth century and naturally found its way to the…
South Carolina Land CommissionAfter the Civil War, South Carolina’s Republican politicians recognized that the lack of access to land by former slaves was…
South Carolina Law Enforcement DivisionFrom its fledgling beginnings of approximately fifteen employees, SLED grew into a state-of-the-art agency with sworn and civilian employees.
South Carolina Lunatic Asylum / State HospitalThe South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, located in Columbia, was established by the General Assembly in 1821. It did not open,…
South Carolina Manufacturers AllianceThe South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA), a powerful networking, information, and lobbying group for the state’s varied manufacturing industries, began…
South Carolina Medical AssociationMembers of the Medical Society of South Carolina, largely a Charleston organization, founded the South Carolina Medical Association on February…
South Carolina National Heritage CorridorThe South Carolina National Heritage Corridor is a grassroots-led heritage tourism initiative that brings together communities throughout a fourteen-county region…
